We feature artifacts from people who have lived in northeastern North Carolina for the last 12,000 years to present day. The region surrounds the Albemarle Sound, half-land and half-water with a unique history of maritime, farming, military, and industry.
The museum serves as an education and heritage tourism center. We invite you to become members, to volunteer and serve as part of the museum education corps. We also rent the facilities for business and social functions—please consider us for a meeting in a beautiful venue in downtown Elizabeth City.
The museum is the perfect place of orientation to become acquainted with the rich history and culture of the Albemarle Region. We also have an amazing gift shop with local craft works and Coast Guard-related memorabilia for you to enjoy!
We’re looking forward to welcoming and meeting you!
Don Pendergraft Director of Regional Museums
Save ese 2024 Dates! Meet George Monck, Duke of the Albemarle Learn why northeastern North Carolina is called the Albemarle Region. Scan this code to access the museum’s website. Experience Explore • Engage Supporting Regional History FRIEND OFTHE ■ M U SEUMOF THE ALBEMA R L E For more information, visit: Check us out on social media: Become a member today, visit:
e museum welcomes you to the area! 24 Aug. May Experience • Explore • Engage Program Calendar 501 S. Water St., Elizabeth City, NC 27909 MuseumOf eAlbemarle.com Information Exhibitions Supporting Regional History FRIEND OFTHE M U SEUMOF THE ALBEMA R L E Museum of the Albemarle 501 S. Water Street Elizabeth City, NC 27909 Program Calendar is published by the Museum of the Albemarle, a part of the Division of State History Museums, O ce of Archives and History, an agency of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources, DNCR.NC.gov Photo Credits: Brooke Rosell, the National Library of Medicine, NC Museum of History, Outer Banks History Center, Smithsonian Institute, Museum of the Albemarle, Library of Congress Special thanks to the following for their program assistance: Barbara Snowden; Russell Steele, master carpenter; PBS North Carolina’s Rootle Roadster Tour; A Triple C Farm Party; Queen Anne’s Revenge Conservation Lab; J. E. B. “Jeb” Stuart; Kianna Alexander, author; Somerset Place State Historic Site; Sue Engelhardt, president, League of Women Voters of Northeastern North Carolina; Nicholas Luccketti, archaeologist; David Bennett, curator of maritime history, North Carolina Maritime Museums; Joshua Strayhorn, PhD; Dixieland Speedway; Chris Barber, author and historian; and Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle. Exhibit Openings Free Admission Current Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions at the Museum of the Albemarle
Where the Waves Break: Sur ng in Northeastern North Carolina
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CAN VOTE? A BRIEF HISTORY OF VOTING RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES
for lunch: IN SEARCH OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH’S LOST COLONISTS
for lunch: CURRITUCK JACK, AFRICAN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY HERO July history for lunch: SHAD AND HERRING FISHERIES OF THE ALBEMARLE SOUND AND ITS TRIBUTARIES
OF SURVIVAL: ENSLAVED PEOPLE’S JOURNEYS THROUGH THE CIVIL
RESTORATION OF HYDE COUNTY’S HISTORIC OCTAGON HOUSE MOONSHINE AND MOTORSPORTS AT DIXIELAND SPEEDWAY
WHERE THE WAVES BREAK: SURFING IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
opening: ARE WE THERE YET? NORTH CAROLINA’S VARIETY VACATIONLAND, 1930s–1970s
WHEN GHOSTS MADE MOONSHINE: PROHIBITION IN THE ALBEMARLE
For Kids May TOT TIME: HATS OFF TO READING PBS NORTH CAROLINA’S ROOTLE ROADSTER TOUR June SUMMER FUN DAY: A DAY ON THE FARM JUNIOR DOCENT WORKSHOP TAKE IT, MAKE IT: CELEBRATE FREEDOM ON JUNETEENTH July SUMMER FUN DAY: A DAY AT THE BEACH AT THE MOVIES: SOUL SURFER Our Story: Life in the Albemarle Crafted from Wood Are We ere Yet? North Carolina’s Variety Vacationland, 1930s–1970s Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons
Necessity or Frivolous Accessory? Rock of the Eye: Boatbuilding Traditions Around the Albemarle Sound Working Birds: Decoys and eir Carvers North Carolina Shad Boat August MAKE IT, TAKE IT: LET’S BUILD IT! AT THE MOVIES: SOUL For Adults & Families Upcoming and Exciting O erings at the Museum May history for lunch: lecture and book signing BIG AL AND ME: PARTNERS IN MISCHIEF, CAPERS, AND SHENANIGANS exhibit opening: CHOOSING TO PARTICIPATE history for lunch: lecture and book signing CAROLINA BUILT: A NOVEL MADE
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